Renaud de Chevalier, the son of a French nobleman and an Indian woman, falls in love with the young widow Elise Laffont. There are too many barriers between them - enmity between the French and Indians, prejudices, their own pride. Having made Elise his captive, Reno is ready to do anything to awaken her feelings. But the war makes him an outcast, and he abandons his love. However, he still does not know what a loving woman is capable of...